WEBVTT ETCAR WASN'TEVEN RUNNING TODAY.BRIAN: THIS WAS ACTUALLY A TESTBECAUSE THEY WERE JUST GETTINGTHEM UP AND RUNNING.LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT ISHAPPENING HERE.THIS CAR WAS HEADED WEST ONLIBERTY, RAN INTO THE STREETCAR,A POWERFUL IMPACT.SO POWERFUL IT NOT THE STREETCARPARTIALLY OFF OF ITS TRACKS.THEY ARE WORKING TO TRY TO GETALL OF THIS CLEANED UP.STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE AT THECORNER OF LIBERTY AND ELM.THIS WAS JUST A TEST RUN.THEY HAD BEEN CHECKING THESEOUT.THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ISSUESWITH THE STREETCAR IN THE COLD.THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THEMBACK ON TRACK.WELL, THEY HAVE BEEN.NO ONE ON BOARD EXCEPT FOR TWOPEOPLE WITH THE STREETCAR, ANOPERATOR AND A STAFF PERSON.THEY WERE BOTH TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL TO CHECK THEM OUT.THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WASOK.THEY DID NOT WANT TO BETRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.NOW THE PROBLEM IS GETTING ALLOF THIS OUT OF THE WAY, ANDTRYING TO GET THE STREETCAR WERAILED.IT IS HALF -- STREETCAR RE-RAILED.IT IS HALFWAY INTO THEINTERSECTION.IF THEY CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT OFFTHE BAT, THEY'VE GOT SOME AIRJACKS, AND WE'LL TRY SOME OTHERTHINGS.THEY'VE HAD TO DO THIS IN TESTRUNS BEFORE BECAUSE IN ORDER TOOPERATE THE STREETCAR THEY HADTODO IT.THEY'VE NEVER DONE IT IN ANACTUAL SITUATION WITH A DAMAGEDSTREETCAR BEFORE.IT WILL BE INTERESTING IN HOWLONG IT TAKES THEM AND HOW

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On Friday, while one of the streetcars was on a test run around 4:30 p.m., it was struck by a car at Liberty and Elm streets in Over-the-Rhine.

The collision took the front of the streetcar off the tracks.

Authorities said a trainee and operator were on board during the crash and were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car was not injured and was cited for the incident.

The car did sustain some physical damage, officials said. Nearly an hour later, it was back on its tracks.

The service has been plagued with issues lately.

Starting early Wednesday, the service was in and out of commission.

Metro said most of the issues are related to the streetcar air compressors, but there are also issues with the braking systems and electronics.

The service will remain down until at least Monday while problems are fixed. Metro buses will be available along the streetcar route in the meantime.